Freetown

Summary

Freetown is a city^[1]. Freetown ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,747 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Freetown is located in Western Area^[3].
• Freetown is in the country of Sierra Leone^[4].
• Freetown is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[5].
• Freetown is on the body of water Sierra Leone River^[6].
• Freetown's head of government is recorded as Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr^[7].
• Freetown's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Freetown's instance of is recorded as port city^[9].
• Freetown's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Freetown's official language is recorded as Krio^[11].
• Freetown's official language is recorded as English^[12].
• Freetown's founder is recorded as John Clarkson^[13].
• Freetown's twinned administrative body is recorded as Banjul^[14].
• Freetown's twinned administrative body is recorded as Conakry^[15].
• Freetown's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ganzhou^[16].
• Freetown's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hartford^[17].
• Freetown's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kansas City^[18].
• Freetown's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kingston upon Hull^[19].
• Freetown's twinned administrative body is recorded as Makeni^[20].
• Freetown's twinned administrative body is recorded as New Haven^[21].
• Freetown's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hefei^[22].
• Freetown's legislative body is recorded as Freetown City Council^[23].
• Freetown's Commons category is recorded as Freetown^[24].
• Freetown's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[25].
• Freetown's local dialing code is recorded as 22^[26].
• 1792 marks the founding of Freetown^[27].

Body

Geography

Freetown is in the country of Sierra Leone^[4]. Freetown is located in Western Area^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Atlantic Ocean^[5], an ocean^[28] and Sierra Leone River^[6], a river^[29], in Sierra Leone^[30].

Physical Characteristics

Freetown covers an area of {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+357000000'}^[31]. Freetown sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+26'}^[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+951000'}^[33], {'amount': '+862419'}^[34], {'amount': '+1055964'}^[35], and {'amount': '+853651'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[8], port city^[9], and big city^[10].

History and Context

1792 marks the founding of Freetown^[27].

Why It Matters

Freetown ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,747 views/month).^[2] Freetown has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37]